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Leave a Comment/Closing & Due Diligence/José Bolio Halloran

Mexican residency and the ISR exemption: what foreign owners get wrong before they sell

Residency alone will not exempt your Mexican property sale from ISR. What actually unlocks the casa habitación exemption, the 700,000 UDI cap, and the option most sellers miss.

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Leave a Comment/Legal Guides/José Bolio Halloran

Your developer still runs the HOA: condo owner rights in Mexico

The developer names the administrator, sets the fees, and writes the budget. Yucatán and Quintana Roo condominium law give owners specific tools to take that back.

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Leave a Comment/Closing & Due Diligence/José Bolio Halloran

The cheapest lawyer you will ever hire is the one you call before you sign

Foreign buyers in Mexico usually read their purchase contract closely only after the dispute starts. A contract review before signing is the cheaper, stronger move.

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Leave a Comment/Legal Guides/José Bolio Halloran

Why foreign property owners need a Mexican will, not just a fideicomiso

You own a home in Mexico through a bank trust but no Mexican will. Here is what your heirs actually face, and how an estate plan for foreign owners fixes it.

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Leave a Comment/Dispute Resolution/José Bolio Halloran

The PROFECO dictamen: how foreign buyers force a refund plus the legal bonification

A PROFECO dictamen quantifies what a stalled Mexican developer owes you, the refund plus a legal bonification of twenty to thirty percent, as an enforceable title.

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Leave a Comment/Dispute Resolution/José Bolio Halloran

Tulum presale group complaint: how foreign buyers pressure one developer together

Foreign buyers who signed for a Tulum presale and watched the developer miss deadline after deadline do not have to fight alone. Here is how a group complaint works.

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Leave a Comment/Legal Guides/José Bolio Halloran

Why defending foreign buyers in Mexico rebalances the real estate market

Our purpose is to defend foreign buyers in the Riviera Maya. That defense is not against Mexico. It is how a market tilted toward developers starts to rebalance.

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5 Harvard Negotiation Lessons Applied to Real Estate Disputes in Mexico

You paid a developer in the Riviera Maya, the project slipped, and now you must negotiate. Five lessons from a Harvard negotiation program on doing it from strength.

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Developer dispute resolution in Mexico: our three-stage approach, sharpened at Harvard

A stalled deal with a Riviera Maya developer rarely starts in court. Here is the three-stage approach we use to resolve it, and why our partner trained in mediation at Harvard.

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Leave a Comment/Dispute Resolution/José Bolio Halloran

Why we settle before litigation or PROFECO conciliation in a developer dispute

You don't have to sue to win. A serious settlement demand, sent before litigation or PROFECO conciliation, is often what moves a stalled developer to pay.

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